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Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving and Generalizable IoT Device Identification


Abstract:

The identification of rapidly proliferating IoT devices is crucial from a security perspective. However, conventional machine learning models face a generalization challe...Show More

Abstract:

The identification of rapidly proliferating IoT devices is crucial from a security perspective. However, conventional machine learning models face a generalization challenge, where their accuracy degrades in unseen environments different from their training setup. Furthermore, collecting the diverse data needed to solve this issue is difficult due to privacy concerns. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a robust identification model using Federated Learning (FL), which balances privacy protection with distributed learning. The proposed method learns from time-series features extracted from network traffic using an LSTM model, and addresses data heterogeneity (NonIID) in real-world environments with the FedProx algorithm. Experiments with real-world data have demonstrated that the proposed approach improves identification accuracy in unseen environments by 0.03 to 0.18, without aggregating data from each site. This shows that this approach is effective in achieving both privacy protection and high performance.
Date of Conference: 22-24 September 2025
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 06 October 2025
ISBN Information:
Print on Demand(PoD) ISSN: 2576-8565
Conference Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

I. Introduction

Currently, Internet of Things (IoT) technology is rapidly developing, bringing significant benefits to our lives in a wide range of fields, from smart homes to smart factories, healthcare, and smart buildings. IoT devices offer significant benefits, but they also pose serious security risks (such as privacy violations, unauthorized access, and DDoS attacks). Network administrators are required to implement countermeasures, such as network segmentation and/or isolation, to address these threats. However, the proliferation of IoT devices makes it difficult for administrators to accurately ascertain the number and types of devices present on their networks, hindering the implementation of effective security measures. To resolve this issue, the establishment of automatic identification technology using device traffic information is urgently needed. Various approaches have been proposed for IoT device identification, including rule-based methods and those utilizing machine learning. Machine learning-based methods, in particular, have demonstrated the potential for high identification accuracy.

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